Not a bad price at all!

[Aggie08]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,193832,00.html

Boy, you talk about a nice decoration...

 

[evangilder]

Yep. I find it interesting that the rice was fairly low while the article said:

It said the fighter jet, last flown in 1995, has been inspected by a museum and found to be in excellent condition.

I assume they mean excellent condition for a static aircraft.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Actually that's about right - it would probably take another $25,000 to get it safe for flight and would also carry an hourly operating cost of about $2000 per hour.....

 

[evangilder]

Wow, I didn't realize they were that cheap to obtain. I figured operating costs would be high though.

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

25,000 dollars for a Mig-21? How much would you pay for F-4 phantom on E-bay, 50,000 , 100,000?

 

[FLYBOYJ]

25,000 dollars for a Mig-21? How much would you pay for F-4 phantom on E-bay, 50,000 , 100,000?

Depends on conditions. I deal with L-29s and L-39s that sell between $35,000 - $300,000. Depends on condition and avionics...

There is only one F-4 flying in civilian hands right now, Davis Montham isn't letting them go that easy, especially since most of them will ultimately be "droned."

 

[Aggie08]

Boy, I dunno how much i'd pay for something like that. Just for a static display I imagine it shouldn't be too terrible, but for a flyable plane I can only imagine.

 

[Aggie08]

Followup on the purchase- he wants his money back because it can't be shipped to china. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060509...CPuC4as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3NW1oMDRpBHNlYwM3NTc-

 

[elmilitaro]

Whoa, I guess that burst his little bubble.

 

[Aggie08]

I know i'd be upset. That would make a killer decoration.

 

[evangilder]

You would think he might have checked to see whether he could import it before he placed a bid. DOH!